Myanmar morning news for September 30

Myanmar morning news for September 30
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Myanmar willing to repatriate ‘verified returnees’ from Bangladesh
Some 900,000 mainly Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have sought shelter in the Cox’s Bazar region in south-eastern Bangladesh following military operations two years ago.
— UN News

Authorities issue security alert in airports
Authorities issued security alert in airports including Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw airports due to reports of potential attacks, according to Department for Civil Aviation (DCA).
— Eleven Myanmar

IndiGo flies into Yangon with promise of more to come
India’s largest passenger airline, IndiGo, has commenced daily passenger flights between Kolkata and Yangon, Myanmar, vowing it is just the first of more to come.
— AEC News Today

Six investments get green-light from MIC
Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has granted the permits to six investments worth 147.903 million US dollars and Ks2,000 million, at its meeting on September 27.
— Eleven Myanmar

Foreign investment volume reaches more than US$710 M within two-month time
Foreign investment volume reached over US$710 million within a two-month time in seven sectors, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC).
— Eleven Myanmar

Myanmar rejects demand to set up ‘safe zone’ for Rohingyas
Myanmar has rejected calls to establish a ‘safe zone’ for its minority Muslim Rohingya community and urged Bangladesh to carry out the repatriation of the refugees in accordance with a bilateral agreement between the neighbouring countries.
— The Daily New Nation

The United Nations in Myanmar calls for internet resumption in areas under shutdown in Rakhine State
The United Nations in Myanmar urges the Government to end the shutdown of mobile internet services in Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, and Minbya Townships in Rakhine State.
— Reliefweb

Yangon-Incheon direct flight to begin service as of December 3
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is going to provide Yangon-Incheon direct flight service four times a week starting from December 3.
— Eleven Myanmar

Large amount of stimulants confiscated in Myanmar
The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) of Myanmar said on Saturday that authorities have confiscated a huge amount of stimulants in 3 towns in Shan state in one day.
— MENAFN

Over 100 illegal Myanmar migrant workers sent home from Thailand
At least 109 illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been sent back to their homeland from Thailand, the Myanmar immigration authorities said this week, according to Xinhua.
— Mizzima

Automotive at the forefront of Myanmar’s drive for industrial growth
Toyota is developing an assembly plant in Myanmar, signaling strong growth prospects in the local market as the country looks to expand its manufacturing output.
— The Borneo Post

Myanmar: No sign of lasting peace in Wa State
The far east of Myanmar is run by the country’s largest rebel army which unilaterally declared it Wa State.
— Aljazeera

Myanmar makes efforts in rabies eradication
Myanmar has introduced a program of vaccinating 1 million dogs in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw this year as part of its efforts to eradicate rabies in the country, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Sunday.
— Xinhua

Auto parts and power show hosted in Yangon
The AMPA Myanmar (Myanmar International Auto Parts, Accessories and Motor Show) and POWER EXPO Myanmar (Myanmar International Electrical, Electronics & Electric Power Equipment Fair) is currently being held at the Yangon Convention Center at Inya Lake Hotel.
— Mizzima

Five regions chosen for child labour elimination projects
Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population has primarily chosen Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawady, Kayin, and Mon for the elimination of child labour projects, according to the 3rd coordination meeting of the Myanmar National Committee on Child Labour Eradication.
— Eleven Myanmar

Myanmar, Norway sign MoU to establish Foreign Office Consultations
U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation, who is attending the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, met Norwegian Foreign Minister.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

Solar power to be installed in 51 villages in Tachileik
As the rural power supply project continues to be installed outside the power grid system, new solar power will be made available in 51 villages in Tachileik Township in the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

Yangon needs more traffic police members
A traffic police member has to supervise more than 900 vehicles in Yangon Region, said Police Captain Myo Aung Myint from No.7 Traffic Police of Yangon West District.
— Eleven Myanmar

Thilawa SEZ draws in a growing number of investors
An open day for the media this week helped showcase the Thilawa Special Economic Zone that is working to attract foreign investors to Myanmar, offering an alternative to the increasingly costly Asian destinations such as China.
— Mizzima

No plan to extend unilateral ceasefire: Tatmadaw
Tatmadaw has no plan to extend its unilateral ceasefire, Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun, Secretary of Tatmadaw True News Information Team told media after the press conference in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
— Eleven Myanmar

Myanmar Police Detain 30 Rohingya Traveling to Yangon For Work, Emigration
Police in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region Thursday night apprehended 30 young Rohingya Muslims from northern Rakhine state for failing to have approved travel documents as they headed to the commercial city Yangon, believing that some were going to leave the country, local officials said.
— Radio Free Asia

Myanmar: postage stamps and political signals
Myanmar’s former military regime often used new issues of the country’s postage stamps to send political signals, not only to its own people but also to the international community.
— Lowyinstitute

Thadingyut: Unique holiday getaway
October is one of the best months to spot the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins that live in the waters north of Mandalay.
— Myanmore

Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week.
— Mizzima

Security alerts in Myanmar: Bangladesh Embassy more cautious than before
In light of security alerts issued by some embassies in Myanmar, following a leaked government memo warning of possible attacks, the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon is now more careful than before.
— Dhaka Tribune

Tatmadaw holds press conference in Nay Pyi Taw
The Tatmadaw held a press conference at the Defence Services Museum in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe meets with UNHCR High Commissioner in NY
Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor U Kyaw Tint Swe, who is attending the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, met UNHCR High Commissioner Mr. Filippo Grandi at the UN Headquarters on 26 September.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

ALI Ministry observes World Rabies Day
Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu said that according to World Health Organization there was a fatality in the world every 15 minutes or annually 55,000 to 70,000 from rabies and most were in poor villages of Asia and Africa countries.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

Myanmar Gems Emporium fetches more than 500 million euros from selling gems and jades
More than 7,800 jade lots and 480 gems lots were sold through open tender system and Mid-year Myanma Gems Emporium for 2019 realized 500 million euros from the sales of 5,885 gems and jades lots.
— Eleven Myanmar

Second joint Waso robe offering held at Yangon Kaba Aye Hillock
Second Waso robe offering ceremony jointly organized by Myanmar Theravada Buddhist Federation, Border Areas Hill Region Sasana Nuggaha Association, Yangon Region Sasana Nuggaha Association and Thailand’s Dhammakaya missionary was held at Kaba Aye hillock Vizaya Dhamma Thabin hall yesterday morning.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

Heart surgery performed on children with Congenial Heart Defect ( CHD) succeed
Yankin Childern Hospital, Heart Specialist team performed heart surgeries on 50 children with Congenital Heart Disease — CHD, in collaboration with Japan-based Akemichan Fund in the last week of September.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar

 

Feature photo UNICEF Myanmar

This week’s Myanmar morning news feature photo focus on World Teachers’ Day, October 5.

 

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Sreypov Men recently completed a course of study in International Relations at the Institute of Foreign Languages.

She commenced as an intern at AEC News Today and was appointed as a junior writer/ trainee journalist on April 2, 2018

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